huskerfan99 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Rumors that Wynden Ho’ohuli is leaving. 2 Quote Link to comment
thexyz Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 53 minutes ago, huskerfan99 said: Rumors that Wynden Ho’ohuli is leaving. Please no. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, huskerfan99 said: Rumors that Wynden Ho’ohuli is leaving. Sounds like it will move past the rumor stage tomorrow. Word is he showed up pretty out of shape (didn't have a season in 2020) and wasn't even sniffing being in the mix. Also, Tuioti leaving didn't help. 1 Quote Link to comment
Husker in WI Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Losing Ho'ohuli sucks, but at least it's a position with quite a bit of young talent - I like Gbayor and Kpai. Never good to lose your top rated recruits though, and a Hawaii connection is always fun. Maybe Raiola can get us back in there, seems like there's always a few really solid players from Hawaii. 2 2 Quote Link to comment
BigRedBuster Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Husker in WI said: Losing Ho'ohuli sucks, but at least it's a position with quite a bit of young talent - I like Gbayor and Kpai. Never good to lose your top rated recruits though, and a Hawaii connection is always fun. Maybe Raiola can get us back in there, seems like there's always a few really solid players from Hawaii. Personally, I think we need to stop chasing how we can get into the Samoan recruiting. Sure, keep offering and if one acts interested, go after him. But, we have had so few Samoan players come here and contribute, that I think it's a waste of time to make major decisions based on trying to recruit them. 3 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 minute ago, BigRedBuster said: Personally, I think we need to stop chasing how we can get into the Samoan recruiting. Sure, keep offering and if one acts interested, go after him. But, we have had so few Samoan players come here and contribute, that I think it's a waste of time to make major decisions based on trying to recruit them. It’s also a waste of time worrying about someone who never stepped foot on the field. 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 4 minutes ago, BigRedBuster said: Personally, I think we need to stop chasing how we can get into the Samoan recruiting. Sure, keep offering and if one acts interested, go after him. But, we have had so few Samoan players come here and contribute, that I think it's a waste of time to make major decisions based on trying to recruit them. I get that some schools have a strong Polynesian pipeline, but I think that happens for a number of reasons. First, it has to help if the school is in a city with a decent Polynesian population or is easy to travel to for family. BYU and Utah get a number of Polynesians because Mormons have done so much outreach and missions to those areas. Other schools on the West Coast are easier to recruit to that area because it's not ridiculous travel like it could be to the Midwest or East Coast. I also think that Polynesians would have a hard time adjusting to Lincoln because it's so different than the culture they are used to, and now they don't have a coach who can help them relate. While Polynesians can end up being great players, I think it would be very challenging to get them to come to Lincoln (and stay) on a regular basis. 3 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Just now, ColoradoHusk said: I get that some schools have a strong Polynesian pipeline, but I think that happens for a number of reasons. First, it has to help if the school is in a city with a decent Polynesian population or is easy to travel to for family. BYU and Utah get a number of Polynesians because Mormons have done so much outreach and missions to those areas. Other schools on the West Coast are easier to recruit to that area because it's not ridiculous travel like it could be to the Midwest or East Coast. I also think that Polynesians would have a hard time adjusting to Lincoln because it's so different than the culture they are used to, and now they don't have a coach who can help them relate. While Polynesians can end up being great players, I think it would be very challenging to get them to come to Lincoln (and stay) on a regular basis. Hawaiians LOVE Creighton. But that’s for education. 1 Quote Link to comment
ColoradoHusk Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, Savage Husker said: Hawaiians LOVE Creighton. But that’s for education. According to this site, it shows 24 Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders at Creighton. I suppose some could be in the 2 or more races, that's still a minor percentage of the student population. https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/edu/181002/creighton-university/enrollment/ Quote Link to comment
Cdog923 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 12:22 AM, admo said: "Armadillos fumble the football...." "Fumblerooski...." "Fumble-laya..." Best post on this entire board. 1 Quote Link to comment
Savage Husker Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 46 minutes ago, ColoradoHusk said: According to this site, it shows 24 Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders at Creighton. I suppose some could be in the 2 or more races, that's still a minor percentage of the student population. https://www.collegetuitioncompare.com/edu/181002/creighton-university/enrollment/ I’m taking personal accounts from my buddy I grew up with in the PNW and his cousins and uncles, plus the random kid I golfed with and what they’ve expressed to me. For a small city private cold winter school in the middle of the states, Creighton has a good name for itself in the Hawaiian circles. 1 Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Wynden officially in the portal 1 Quote Link to comment
suh_fan93 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I had high hopes for Ho'ohuli. Wonder where he ends up. 1 Quote Link to comment
Hedley Lamarr Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 11 minutes ago, suh_fan93 said: I had high hopes for Ho'ohuli. Wonder where he ends up. Kid hasn't played football since 2019. Interested to see who shows interest other than Hawaii. Would look good on June Jones for bringing him home. 1 Quote Link to comment
Atbone95 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Exodus continues in the LB room... Hmm. 1 Quote Link to comment
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